by Holly Crawford
CANADIAN CHEF Antonio Park is designing “destination inspired” meals for Air Canada on select flights to Asia and South America. “We’re thrilled to continue showcasing the very best of Canadian talent with Chef Park joining our team of celebrated chefs. Apart from elevating our customers’ dining experience with destination inspired creations on Asian and South American flights, we chose to partner with Chef Park due to his passion for promoting the Canadian culinary scene and his appreciation for fresh ingredients and sustainability,” said Andrew Yiu, Vice President, Product at Air Canada.
Park joins Air Canada’s panel of Canadian culinary and wine talent who have designed food and wine options including Chef David Hawksworth, who creates signature dishes featured on Air Canada flights worldwide in Signature Class, and the Air Canada Signature Suite; Véronique Rivest, the company’s sommelier and Chef Vikram Vij, whose inspired Indian dishes are presented in all cabins of service on Air Canada’s flights to India from Toronto and Vancouver.
This culinary partnership adds to the company’s Air Canada Signature Service, an end-to-end premium experience that features a five-star dining experience at the exclusive Air Canada Signature Suite at Toronto-Pearson International airport and best-in-class premium pre-flight and in-flight experiences across the company’s network.